Sheeran started writing songs from a young age, after encouragement from a teacher, and says he wants to help plug the gap left by reduced arts funding. To support the launch of the foundation, the Grammy-winner is visiting schools and youth groups in Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh and Belfast.

Ed Sheeran is taking his love for music education to a new level, launching a foundation to ensure that children in the United Kingdom have access to high-quality music education. This initiative is close to the singer-songwriter's heart,

The singer said in a video that he launched the fund after hearing about the poor state of music education in the U.K. from one of his former teachers.

Ed Sheeran has established a foundation aimed at ensuring children in the UK have access to “high-quality”music education. The British singer-songwriter, who began writing songs at a young age with the encouragement of a teacher, seeks to address the gap left by cuts to arts funding in schools.

Ed Sheeran is launching a foundation bearing his name to support music education in the United Kingdom. The “Ed Sheeran Foundation” will focus on offering inclusive music education and will support 18 music education organizations and music departments in public schools across the country.

Singer Ed Sheeran has launched a foundation in his name to support music education in the UK. The Ed Sheeran Foundation will aim to provide inclusive music education, and has already supported 18 grassroots music education organisations and state school music departments across the country.

The music superstar Ed Sheeran has met young people and teachers during a visit to Belfast. His visit to the city was part of the launch of the Ed Sheeran foundation, which supports the teaching of music in schools.

World-famous superstar Ed Sheeran paid a surprise visit to schoolkids in the Scottish capital in a bid to support young musicians. The singer-songwriter visited the Tinderbox Collective, an initiative to foster and develop young musical talent,